The Tasters

Le assaggiatrici

Nominated for Best Film at Italy’s Nastro d’Argento (Silver Ribbon). Gripping and atmospheric, The Tasters explores female resilience under Nazi oppression. With haunting visuals, strong performances, and a focus on moral ambiguity, it dramatizes the true story of Hitler’s food tasters, blending historical tension, psychological depth, and intimate human bonds amid looming death.

Autumn 1943. Twenty-six year old Rosa, escaping from bombed Berlin, arrives at a small, isolated village near the eastern border. This is where her in-laws live and where her husband,  fighting at the front, told her to take refuge while waiting for the end of the war and his return home. However, Rosa will soon discover that the apparently peaceful village is hiding a secret: Hitler’s headquarters, the Wolf’s Lair, are located inside the forest bordering on the village. The Führer sees enemies everywhere, being poisoned is his obsession. One morning, at dawn, Rose is picked up with other young women from the village to taste the food prepared for him. Torn between the fear of dying and the hunger devouring them, the “tasters” will form alliances, friendships, and secret agreements. Rosa “The Berliner” struggles to be accepted. But when she finally overcomes the “tasters” mistrust, an event will make her feel a traitor: the arrival of an SS officer, who, against every reason, and in defiance of herself, reawakens her feeling of love. Or just the simple need of feeling alive, despite everything that surrounds her. _Based on the international best-selling novel “Le Assaggiatrici” by Rosella Postorino, published by Feltrinelli._
GenresDrama
DirectorSilvio Soldini
CastElisa Schlott, Max Riemelt, Alma Hasun, Emma Falck, Olga Von Luckwald
LanguageGerman
SubtitlesEnglish, Traditional Chinese
Runtime100 mins
Theatrical Release27 Mar 2025
Available1 Feb 2026
TerritoriesWorldwide ex Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

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